Chapter-Opening cases from a STUDENT point of view Each chapter opens with a case by a former microbiology student designed to: Introduce relevance of the chapter • Help students tie chapter content to • their future career Promote understanding of content as it • relates to real-world situations NCLEX Prep Questions Critical thinking questions found throughout each chapter challenge students to apply the material in a format similar to what they will see on the NCLEX exam. Students will begin learning to think critically, apply information, and over time, prep themselves for the NCLEX. In addition, we offer an NCLEX Prep bank of questions through McGraw-Hill Connect™ for you to assign. Plus an Inside the Clinic reading in every chapter that emphasizes the nursing aspect of microbiology! 2 Clinical Medical Moment Gives students an opportunity to go deeper into the clinical application of the concepts. Written by a practicing RN, students will easily see how the chapter material relates to their future career. iii A plethora of clinical content helps students see how the material relates to their lives and future careers.
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Chapter-Opening cases from a STUDENT point of view
Each chapter opens with a case by a former microbiology student designed to:
Introduce relevance of the chapter• Help students tie chapter content to • their future careerPromote understanding of content as it • relates to real-world situations
NCLEX Prep Questions
Critical thinking questions found throughout each chapter challenge students to apply the material in a format similar to what they will see on the NCLEX exam. Students will begin learning to think critically, apply information, and over time, prep themselves for the NCLEX. In addition, we off er an NCLEX Prep bank of questions through McGraw-Hill Connect™ for you to assign.
Plus an Inside the Clinic reading in every chapter that emphasizes the nursing aspect of microbiology! 2
Clinical
Medical Moment
Gives students an opportunity to go deeper into the clinical application of the concepts. Written by a practicing RN, students will easily see how the chapter material relates to their future career.
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A plethora of clinical content helps students see how the material relates to their lives and future careers.
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Also, a Visual Chapter Outline & Learning Outcomes for every chapter! 3
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This book is the most visually appealing text available—engaging students on every page, drawing them into the material and using stunning, accurate images
to help 21st century students learn their way.
For more information, visit www.mhhe.com/sem/cowan
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Chapter 1: Microbes: An Introduction
Chapter 2: Tools of the Laboratory: The Methods for Studying Microorganisms
Chapter 3: Prokaryotic Profi les: The Bacteria and Archaea [Preview Chapter]
Chapter 4: Eukaryotic Cells and Microorganisms
Chapter 5: An Introduction to the Viruses
Chapter 6: Microbial Nutrition, Ecology, and Growth
Chapter 7: Microbial Metabolism
Chapter 8: Microbial Genetics and Genetic Engineering
Chapter 9: Physical and Chemical Control of Microbes
Chapter 10: Drugs, Microbes, Host: The Elements of Chemotherapy
Chapter 11: Microbe-Human Interactions: Infection and Disease
Chapter 12: Host Defenses I: Overview and Nonspecifi c Defenses
Chapter 13: Host Defenses II: Specifi c Immunity and Immunization
Chapter 14: Disorders in Immunity
Chapter 15: Diagnosing Infections
Chapter 16: Infectious Diseases Aff ecting the Skin and Eyes
Chapter 17: Infectious Diseases Aff ecting the Nervous System
Chapter 18: Infectious Diseases Aff ecting the Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems
Chapter 19: Infectious Diseases Aff ecting the Respiratory System
Chapter 20: Infectious Diseases Aff ecting the Gastrointestinal Tract
Chapter 21: Infectious Diseases Aff ecting the Genitourinary System
Chapter 22: Environmental and Applied Microbiology
“A streamlined microbiology book with a good balance between level of detail and readability. A must-have if the target audience is students in the health professions.”
—Peter Kourtev, Central Michigan University
“Congrats on making a textbook that will meet the needs of our growing pre-nursing and health care students! An incredibly wonderful idea.”
—Ingrid Hermann, Santa Fe College
Streamlined Contents, Solid Coverage of all Core Concepts
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